In the UK, the amount of single use plastics produced every year would fill the Royal Albert Hall 1,000 times.
The Government has said it will eliminate all avoidable plastic waste within 25 years, but is there anything we can do to speed up the process?
ITV News visited a single-use plastic free supermarket to find out how easy it is to cut the amount in your weekly food shop.
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